Selladoor Worldwide has announced that Amber Davies will star as 'Campbell' alongside Louis Smith as 'Cameron' in the upcoming UK and Ireland tour of BRING IT ON THE MUSICAL which opens at Birmingham Hippodrome on 2 June 2020. Further casting to be announced. Full tour dates in listings below.
The first ever UK and Ireland tour of the smash hit Broadway and West End musical Waitress opens at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre on 14th November 2020. Further venue and on-sale details can be found below. Full casting to be announced soon.
This week, Birmingham Hippodrome presented Sir Matthew Bourne with a commemorative seat plaque celebrating his productions playing to a total of over 200,000 people in Birmingham since his legendary production of Swan Lake first visited the theatre back in 1996.
Birmingham Hippodrome have announced that Australian actor, singer and much-loved personality Jason Donovan will make his pantomime debut in this year's long-awaited pantomime, Goldilocks and the Three Bears from Saturday 19 December alongside previously announced returning favourite Matt Slack.
Lesley Joseph will join the cast for the UK and Ireland tour of the smash-hit musical, a?oeSISTER ACTa??. The show will open on 21 April 2020 at Leicester Curve and will visit Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield and Manchester. The UK and Ireland tour will re-open on 15 September at Birmingham Hippodrome and will finish its run in Milton Keynes on 5 December 2020. Full tour listings and casting details below.
Following the sell-out premiere at Birmingham Hippodrome and their regional tour back in 2018, Open Theatre Company return to the Patrick Studio to open their 2020 UK tour of The Twisted Tale of Hansel and Gretel from Wednesday 12 a?" Saturday 15 February 2020.
Less than one month into his new job as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet, Carlos Acosta announces plans for world premieres, classic revivals and brand-new partnerships in his first year as Director of Birmingham Royal Ballet. Opportunity, talent and inspiration are the key ingredients that underpin his vision and ambition for the company.
Sadler's Wells and Universal Music UK with co-producers Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry share news of exciting musical collaborations on the soundtrack of new dance theatre production Message In A Bottle, created by director and choreographer Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting. Message In A Bottle will come to Birmingham Hippodrome on Wednesday 8 & Thursday 9 April 2020.
Olivier award- winning actor Clive Rowe will join the cast as 'Eddie Souther' in the smash-hit musical a?oeSISTER ACTa??. He will play the part in Leicester, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Manchester and London. In London, Clive will star opposite Whoopi Goldberg as 'Deloris Van Cartier' and Jennifer Saunders and 'Mother Superior'. Brenda Edwards will play 'Deloris Van Cartier' at selected performances during the London season and all venues on the UK and Ireland tour. Casting for the role of Mother Superior on the UK and Ireland tour and the full company will be announced soon.
This Saturday (8 February), BritAsia TV presents a nostalgic evening with the living legend of Panjabi Folk Music, Surinder Shinda at Birmingham Hippodrome.
This week, stars of Birmingham Hippodrome's spectacular pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, took time out from their final week of performances to visit children and their families at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
On Sunday 2 February the curtain came down on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs at Birmingham Hippodrome having played 76 performances. The production ran for just over six weeks featuring a cast including Lesley Joseph, Matt Slack, Joe McElderry and Faye Brookes plus dazzling sets and costumes direct from the London Palladium.
Following their work with D/deaf artists for productions including Light and Extraordinary Wall [of Silence] (touring 22 Jan - 22 Feb), Bristol-based Ad Infinitum have announced a new programme for D/deaf directors which will be launched in 2022. The company will be working with D/deaf artists over the next two years to research, design and create a platform that will enable D/deaf directors to flourish.
Rehearsals are underway for the ne UK tour of The Phantom of the Opera! The show's official Twitter page is giving us a look inside the rehearsal room.
Through three powerful coming-of-age stories, Extraordinary Wall of Silence, a new devised show from Bristol-based Ad Infinitum co-commissioned by HOME, Birmingham Hippodrome, Bristol Old Vic, Newbury Corn Exchange, In Good Company and in association with Salisbury Playhouse, supported by The North Wall, traces the oppression and ignorance faced by the Deaf community to one pivotal point in history.
Youth choirs and musical theatre groups are being given the opportunity to perform with Broadway and West End leading lady Marisha Wallace on her debut UK tour.
Birmingham Hippodrome has announced the renewal of a long-term four year partnership with the national holiday homes and rental company Darwin Escapes which will support the theatre's relaxed performances in 2020.
BroadwayWorld UK reporter got invited into the rehearsal room of Message In A Bottle to talk to cast members Tommy Franzen and Natasha Gooden. Message In A Bottle is the new dance theatre show from triple Olivier Award nominee and Sadler's Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting.
A new exhibition has launched at Birmingham Hippodrome featuring portrait photography of Birmingham's female Black elders by renowned photographer Vanley Burke.
This week, Brummie celebrity Chef, Glynn Purnell swapped the kitchen for kitsch as he went behind the scenes at Birmingham Hippodrome's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs for a larger than life makeover.
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